How To Install pipewire-libs on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install pipewire-libs on Rocky Linux 8. pipewire-libs is Libraries for PipeWire clients

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pipewire-libs on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `pipewire-libs`

This package contains the runtime libraries for any application that wishes to interface with a PipeWire media server.

We can use yum or dnf to install pipewire-libs on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pipewire-libs.

Install pipewire-libs on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pipewire-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pipewire-libs

Install pipewire-libs on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install pipewire-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pipewire-libs

How To Uninstall pipewire-libs on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the pipewire-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove pipewire-libs

pipewire-libs Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

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References

pipewire-libs website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pipewire-libs on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.